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Month: July 2014

Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Bulgaria’s ‘Vampire of Vratsa’

July 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The summer archaeological season in Bulgaria customarily abounds with a wealth of discoveries – and the new trend, seen for

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Europe 

Greeks remain pessimistic about the economy and labour market

July 27, 2014July 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Sixty-seven per cent of Greeks and 31 per cent of Europeans characterise the condition of their household poor to very

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Perspectives 

Pavane for a dead government: the Oresharski obituary

July 25, 2014May 10, 2024 Alex Bivol Plamen Oresharski

For a government that lasted barely 14 months in office, the Oresharski administration has lived a full life, as if, aware

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament to debate Budget revision on July 29

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian MPs agreed to hold a special sitting on July 29 to debate the Budget revision proposal put forth last

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Borissov’s GERB far ahead of BSP in runup to Bulgaria’s October 5 elections

July 25, 2014July 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold elections today, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB would get 25.9 per cent and the Bulgarian Socialist Party

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s early elections a step closer as BSP declines offer of mandate to govern

July 25, 2014July 29, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria remained on track for early national parliamentary elections on October 5 as, on July 25, the Bulgarian Socialist Party

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Business 

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog levies new charges on electricity distributors

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) levied new charges of unfair trade practices against the country’s three private electricity

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev: We owe it to our children to open the files of Corporate Commercial Bank

July 25, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Rossen Plevneliev

All files on loans by Corporate Commercial Bank must be made public to expose any connections with politicians and members

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Bulgaria 

British embassy in Bulgaria launches Holiday Hangover campaign

July 25, 2014July 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency beaches

The British embassy in Bulgaria launched the Holiday Hangover information and prevention campaign in Slunchev Bryag (Sunny Beach) seaside resort

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